Plenty of day trippers in the city end including a section of what looked like 200 or so Belgians
I feel sorry for people who are falling short on loyalty points when the club are clearly shifting a large amount to tourists
It stinks
You can't win on this forum. You have people moaning about 'points whores' on the one hand, then whingeing about 'day trippers' on the other. Given this was my first away this season (as I'm exiled in London I get to 2-3 away a season through whatever means I can) I probably fall into the latter camp and therefore probably shouldn't have been there either in your book, even as a Blue who's been going to games for over 20 years (managed to get one face value in the Tickets and Travel thread here, a top Blue randomly sorted me out). I accept the situation for what it is - the better the club do, the harder tickets are to come by and the cannier I have to be to get them given I'll never have the points (and nor will any of my long-time ST-holding family).
Why don't the moaners write a joint letter to the club outlining their criteria for who should and shouldn't attend away games? Make sure you add mine in - that the ones who headbutt away stewards (saw with my own eyes tonight) aren't allowed in, nor are the ones whose attitudes and football knowledge seem stuck in the days of Chesterfield and Sheffield Wednesday away (back when away tickets were so easy to come by they went on general sale to fans like me).
Whilst on the subject of fans, I genuinely think the tactical set up and long term of ambitions of this team have gone beyond the comprehension of some of our fans, sections of the away support included. Why else the whinging when City opt not for a high press when out of possession or moaning at Delph playing tonight when the aim was to go compact and energetic against a team we expected to dictate large periods of possession (a plan which went out of the window when Arsenal uncharacteristically sat back and played like an away team admittedly)? There was a lad next to me tonight - a Bramhall-type desperately pretending to be one of the scally mob - going mental whenever City conceded a throw in. A some point fans like this need some perspective - or they'll drive themselves into an early grave with all the needless stress.
Things to remember: all great teams have a great spine and City are largely missing theirs (Vinny out, Silva just back, Sergio nowhere near firing). Discount Leicester - and we should as they will fall away - and City are four points off the lead at a time when Arsenal are playing near their maximum and City have plenty left. Chelsea are dead and buried and United pose little threat. The squad will be strengthened in January - I predict a short term deal for an experienced striker (David Villa mould) - and there'll be a bounce from winning the League Cup and getting to the Champs League quarters.
If you've had enough of seeing City at this level, stop going to matches - I'll happily buy your ticket and stand with my arms folded in your place.
